Railway car with high level seats



June 23, 1959 R w; HMAN 2,891,488

RAILwAx-r CAR WITH HIGH LEVEL SEATS. l

Filed Feb. 27', 195e l A 2 sheets-sheet,1

June 23, 1959 R. w. HAMAN 2,891,488

RAILWAY CAR WITH HIGH LEVEL SEATS Filed Feb. 2'?, 1956 2 ASheets-Sheet 2 Fia. 3

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United States Patent O" y2,891,483 RAILWAY cA-R WITH HIGH LEVEL .sears Ralph VW. Haman, Flossmoor, lll., assignerl to Pullman- :Standard Car Manufacturing Company, Chicago, Ill., .zarcprporation of Delaware Application February 27, 19.562 Serial No.`567,76.3

3 Claims. (Cl. 10S- 345) vThis invention relates to railway passenger vcars and issprimarily concerned with railway passenger cars of the coach type- An object of the invention is to provide a railway passenger car of conventional height which w-ill serve the same purposes as a Vd orne car. The car is of partieular advantage when fused by railroads-havingoverhead clearances too low toperrnit the usetof dome .cars buty offers many.advantagesr useful on railroads generally and affording improved accommodations for the -passengers. i

Another object of the invention is to provideV a railway passenger car of conventional height having a center aisle extending the major portion of the length of .the car and oors at opposite sides ofthe center aisle and above the level ofthe center aisle, Hoor and extending the Vmajor portion of the length'of the ca r'and seats mounted onthe last named floors and windows in the. car-walls .at the side of and above the. seats to give the passengers abetter view of the scenery.

Another object of the invention is to provide-a railway passengercar of conventional height having a center aisleextending the major portion ofthe length-,of the car and oors at opposite sides of the center aisle and above the level of the center aisle floor and extending.

The foregoing and other objects of the invention will` be apparent from the construction and arrangement illustrated in the accompanying drawings wherein Fig. l is aplan sectional view of a portion of a railway passenger coach taken justabove -the seats;

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view talien on the line 27a- Ziet Fig. l; and

.-Eig. 3 is a cross sectional view taken on the line 3-.3 of Fig. 1.

In recent years passenger cars ofthe dome type have been used by the railroads to give passengers a better view of the other cars-inthe train and-of the scenery. However some of these railroads cannot -use dome cars because objects along'the roadsuch as tunnelsv were constructed before the use of dome cars was `contemplated and there would not be enough overhead clearance for a car ofthis unusual type. The invention proposes a railway passenger-car cfu-conventional height having all @fthe-advantages of-la'domecar and advantagesnot present in su'h -cars. Theinvention comprises 'a longitudinallyextending centenaisle and=floors on each-'side of the center aisle floor and below the center aisle oor. Additional floors are provided on each side of the center aisle oor and above the center -aisle oor. Seats are arranged one in front of the other along each side wall of the car and are disposed on and secured to the last named oors. Each side wall of the car is provided with windows opposite the seats. Vertical translucent ice 2 Wells. are disposed "next te the eenteraisle opposite the seats and are used to give the interior of the car a more striking appearance Pairs of. vertically aligned' Campertments arfelocated below the seats andone'of each et compartments is for luggage and the ether of--eaeh per--ef-eempertments is f ef Coats aud-,hats- Steps are provided so that the passengers I nay easilyreach the seats from the center aisle.

-In the drawings! 1 0 generally'fdesignates a railway.

passengereoach car-having -au underframe, side-walls 1:1, and a-reot `12. The ser has. end portions 1,3 and. each endportion has 'e leer 14 at me-levely A. center aisle IS-extends longitudinally ofthe Gal.- between the, end portions 13 and has a licor- 16-which is disposed ,at alevelabove the floors -14 in the rend .portions-ef the ser, the-150017 16 resting on 'a pair 0i suppert-ing members. A floor 17 is-disposed between each side wall lleand the cen-ter aisle iloor 16 `and'extends 'between the end portions 13 of the car and is disposed-at the same level as thefloors 14fintheendportions ofthe car.- The iloors 1 7-rest on the stringers and on angles secured to the sidesills. A loor 1S is disposed between each Side wall y1 1 and the-.center aisle 15 and extends, between. the yend portions 13, of the car and-is disposed at a level higher thanthe centeraisle fioor .16. Pairs' ofreclining seats. 19 are arranged one in .front of the o`ther.. along each sidewall rl1 and are-disposedon and secured to. thefloors 1 8. A; leg rest Ztlis, mounted on each seat and may be moved toa position underthe seat when not in 'use by thev passenger. AEach nof the side walls 1 1 is .provided with windows Zlopposite .the seats and at the'eye level of the passenger. Windows 2 2 are also provided'inthe; yarea between Veach sidewall and the. reef s0 that. the passenger-may have@ view- -throgugh the Vupper portion of the car. A plurality of pairs .of spaced partitions 23 .are disposed .below Veach pair of Seats and .each pair-ofpartitions` extends between the respectiveoor 17 and .the adjacent floor 18.v and also extends-from the adjacentside of the center aisle.

door 16 to a wall 24 adjacent the respective side wall of the car. A horizontal wall 25 extends` between and.l

is. secured to each-pair of partitions '23 and also 'exten'ds, to and is secured to the wall 2 4. A back-wall Z6 tix--l tends between and is secured to each pairof partitions 23 and alsoextends between and is secured to the respective wall 25 and the adjacent oor 18. The ifespgaf.` tive floor 17 and the respective wali v25 and the respec-- tive pair of. partitions '.23' provide, a `Cerere-ttmeut ,27. "fer luggage. The respective wall. 2.5 and the adjacent floor 18j and the respective pair of Partitions 23. with haciewall 2.6.pr0vfde a Compartment ZS-for coats ,and hats.- or small-packages..

Wall is disposed opposite. a pair of seats,- The walls. 29

give. the. interior 0f the ear a more striking appearance,- 'and also. act as modesty sheldsfer. the high level seats..-

Members. 30 are secured t0. the lleors 17 and to the Heer 16 and a riser. 3l containing-a grille is secured to the lleer 1.6. and asten 3.2 is. disposed. en. the riserl and a lriser 33 partiallysupnerts the .respective step- 32 and is secured to the adaeent. Heer t8. and e. sloping member 34 extends. between. and is secured t9 adjacent partitions- 2.3 and is. secured tothe respective riser 343.

andthe @diesem-'liver .1.8.-- The .riser pertiellysupf. ports therespective oor 18 and "the'p-artitions `23 par- A plurality-of` spaced vertical trans;v lucent walls 25 `are mounted on each oorflS and each up between the respective side Wall framing structure and the side wall nish and moves into the car through openings under the window sill of windows 21.

Thev oors 17 are located approximately six inches below the floor 16 and the oors 1.8 are located some two feet above the floor 16. The windows in the side walls of the car and the windows between the side walls and the roof give the passengers a much better view of the scenery and surroundings than a conventional railway passenger car with lower level seating similar to the view obtained in a dome car. Applicants ycar is of conventional height and serves the same purpose as a dome car and costs less than `a dome car. With the higher level seating in applicants car there are less noises from the train to annoy passengers. The luggage is at the passengers seat so if he desires to open his luggage while traveling he may do so without any inconvenience. Since the luggage is stored under the seat the passenger does not have to lift it but merely pushes it into the compartment from the center aisle oor. The seats may be reclined and the seats are provided with leg rests and the reclining feature of the seats and the leg rests give the passengers more comfort. Applicants arrangement may also be used in lounge cars.

From the foregoing it will be seen that applicant has provided a car of conventional height which serves the same purpose as a dome car and can be used by railroads that cannot use dome cars because of low overhead clearances and which provides high level seating throughout the full length of a car having a passageway substantially at normal level and wherein ample facilities are provided for storage of luggage, packages and wraps or the like beneath the floor supporting the seats and between stairways leading to the high level floors and readily accessible from the central passageway.

What is claimed is:

l. In a railway passenger car, a oor extending longitudinally centrally of the car on a single level for the major portion of the length thereof, side walls, a floor disposed between each side wall and the rst named oor and extending on a single level the major portion of the length of the car and at a level lower than the first named floor at a distance of some six inches, a oor disposed between each side wall and the first named floor and extending on a single level the major portion of the length of the ear and at a level higher than the iirst named floor at a distance of some two feet, seats arranged one in front of the other along each side wall and disposed on the adjacent one of the third named oors, each of the side walls being provided with windows opposite the seats, a plurality of pairs of spaced partitions disposed below the seats and extending between the respective second named oor and the adjacent one of the third named oors and extending from the adjacent side of the iirst named floor toward the adjacent side wall, a horizontal wall extending between and secured to each pair of partitions, the space between the respective second named oor and the adjacent wall and the respective pair of partitions providing a place for luggage and the space between the respective wall and the adjacent one of the third named oors and the respective pair of partitions providing a place for coats and hats and both of said spaces being accessible from said irst named floor, and a step mounted between adjacent pairs of partitions.

2. In a railway passenger car, a floor extending longitudinally centrally of the car on a single level for the major portion of the length thereof, side walls, a oor disposed between each side wall and the rst named oor and extending on a single level the major portion of the length of the car and atea level lower than the rst named floor at a distance of some six inches, a floor disposed between each side wall and the rst named floor and extending on fa single level the major portion of the length of the car and at a level higher than the rst named floor at a distance of some two feet, seats arranged one in front o-f the other along each side wall and disposed on the `adjacent one of the third named doors, each of the side walls being provided with windows opposite the seats, a plurality of pairs of spaced partitions disposed below the seats and extending between the respective second named floor and the adjacent one of the third named floors and extending from the adjacent side of the first named oor toward the adjacent side wall, a horizontal wall extending between and secured to each pair of partitions, the space between the respective second named iloor and the adjacent wall and the respective pair of partitions providing a place for luggage and the space between the respective wall and the adjacent one of the third named floors and the respective pair of partitions providing a place for coats and hats and both of said spaces being accessible from said first named oor, a plurality of spaced vertical walls disposed opposite the seats and mounted on the adjacent one of the third named iloors, and a step mounted between adjacent pairs of partitions.

3. In a railway passenger car, a floor in each end portion of the car at one level, a oor extending longitudinally centrally of the car between the end portions at a level above the rst named oors, side walls, a floor disposed between each side wall and the second named floor and extending on a single level between the end portions of the car and at a level lower than the second named floor at a distance of some six inches, a oor disposed between each side wall and the second named oor and extending continuously on a single level between the end portions of the car and at a level higher than the second named floor at a distance of some two feet, seats arranged one in front of the other along each side wall and disposed on the adjacent one of the fourth named floors, each of the side walls being provided with windows opposite the seats, a plurality of pairs of spaced partitions disposed below the seats and extending between the respective third named floor and the adjacent one of the fourth named floors land extending yfrom the adjacent side of the second named floor toward the adjacent side wall, a horizontal wall extending between and secured to each pair of partitions, the space between the respective third named floor and the adjacent wall and the respective pair of partitions providing a place for luggage and the space between the respective wall and the adjacent `one of the fourth named floors and the respective pair of partitions providing a place for coats and hats and both of said spaces being accessible from said second named floor, a plurality of spaced vertical walls disposed opposite the seats and mounted on the adjacent one of the fourth named floors, and a step mounted between adjacent pairs of partitions.

References Cited in the le of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 997,704 Rodden July 11, 1911 2,093,859 Austin Sept. 21, 1937 2,414,730 Flogaus Ian. 2l, 1947 2,430,324 Bartholomew Nov. 4, 1947 2,633,090 Murphy Mar. 31, 1953 

